Omnivory of an Insular Lizard: Sources of Variation in the Diet of Podarcis lilfordi (Squamata, Lacertidae)

Through 17 years and from a sample of 7,790 faecal pellets and 26,346 prey items, we studied the diet of the Balearic lizard Podarcis lilfordi in Aire Island (Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain). We analysed the diet in terms of prey frequencies, as well as by their volume and biomass contributions. T...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2016-02, Vol.11 (2), p.e0148947-e0148947
Hauptverfasser:	Pérez-Cembranos, Ana, León, Alicia, Pérez-Mellado, Valentín
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal behavior Animals Beetles Biology Biology and Life Sciences Cannibalism Carcasses Carrion Conspecifics Crustaceans Diet Ecology Ecology and Environmental Sciences Exploitation Female Flight Food Food Preferences Food resources Forage Forages Foraging behavior Genetic aspects Herbivory Insecta Islands Lacertidae Lizards Lizards - metabolism Male Medicine and Health Sciences Phenology Physiological aspects Plant phenology Plant species Podarcis lilfordi Predatory Behavior Prey Rabbits Seasons Shellfish Shrubs Spain Studies Subsidies Terrestrial environments
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